DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA JOURNALISM OF COURAGE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2024, NEW DELHI, LATE CITY, 24 PAGES 7.90 HIMACHAL GOVT SAYS NO DECISION YET Eatery to display owner ID: Minister leaves Cong % red-faced, summoned FOR 444 DAYS FD 1800 419 8300 (Toll Free) Follow us @PSBIndOfficial BUSINESS AS USUAL BY UNNY MANOJ C G & SAURABH PARASHAR TOP CHINESE OFFICIAL MEETS INDIAN ENVOY ChinaconfirmsLACtalks progress:Someconsensus Hope to reach mutually-acceptable resolution early: Beijing EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI, SHIMLA, SEPTEMBER 26 THE HIMACHAL Pradesh government has distanced itself from the statement by its Public Works Department and Urban Development Minister Vikramaditya Singh that a decision had been taken that every eatery and food stall in the state `7.00 (`8 BIHAR & RAIPUR, `12 SRINAGAR) WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM SINCE 1932 NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 26 CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu; Vikramaditya Singh mustdisplaytheowner’sIDcard. Vikramaditya’sstatementon THE CHINESE Defence Ministry said Thursday that China and India have been able to “reduce differences” and build “some consensus” on disengaging troopsfromfrictionpointstoend CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 the standoff along the Line of ActualControlineasternLadakh. It said they agreed to maintain dialoguetoreacharesolutionacceptable to both sides at an “early date”. TheChineseForeignMinistry said Li Jinsong, Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Foreign Ministry, metwith PradeepKumarRawat, India’s Ambassador to China. The Chinese Defence Ministry’s statement and the meeting with the Indian envoy came on the day The Indian Express reported that India and China had made “significant progress” in narrowing their gap CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 SC rejects Gujarat plea for review of Bilkis case of Kashmir in UN speech order, adverse remarks Assets of only 13% of HC judges in First time since 2019, public domain, most from 3 courts Erdogan skips mention EXPRESS NETWORK RAJASTHAN BJP MLA ‘PURIFIES’ TURNCOAT COUNCILLORS WITH GANGAJAL, GOMUTRA EMERGENCY: CBFC FOR 13 CHANGES, HC TO HEAR MATTER MONDAY PAGES 9, 8 SHYAMLAL YADAV NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 26 OF THE 749 judges currently shown as posted in the 25 High Courtsacrossthecountry,theassetsof only98areavailableinthe public domain through declarations posted on the official websites of these institutions — just 13 per cent of the total number, according to official data reviewed by The Indian Express. Of these, three High Courts constituteover80percentof the asset declarations (see chart on page 2): the Kerala High Court tops with the details of 37 out of 39 judges available on its website; the Punjab and Haryana High Court has uploaded the informationof 31of 55judges;and the Delhi High Court has posted details of 11 of 39 judges. These declarations list their movable and immovable assets, and those of their respective spousesanddependents,and include details of property ownership and investment, such as in shares and mutual funds, fixed deposits, bonds and insurance policies — and liabilities such as bank loans. Some of the declarations include ownership of jewellery as well. Apart from the High Courts of Kerala, Punjab and Haryana, and Delhi, the judges whose asset declarations have been CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 SHUBHAJIT ROY NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 26 FOR THE first time since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not mentioned the issue of Kashmir in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 For a seat at BRICS TURKEY IS keen on joining the BRICS, which has India as one of its founding members. Erdogan is expected to attend the summit in Kazan, Russia next month. ANANTHAKRISHNAN G NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 26 THE SUPREME Court on Thursday dismissed the Gujarat government’s plea seeking reviewof itsJanuary8 judgment that cancelled the remission granted to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. The bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan Remission to Bilkis Bano case convicts was cancelled said, “Having carefully gone through the Review Petitions, the order under challenge and the papers annexed therewith, CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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